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Guardians of the galaxy Rocket Raccoon volume 001
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Rocket Raccoon has been a hero to the weak, a champion of good, a heartthrob to many intergalactic females ...but his high-flying life of adventure may be a thing of the past when he's framed for murder - and the authorities aren't the only one on his tail! The real killer is an imposter who seems to be one step ahead of Rocket at every turn ...now, it's up to our hero and his best pal Groot to find the truth. With Macho Gomez and the Ex-Terminators...
12082) Pluto 005
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"The seven great robots of the world are being destroyed one after the other, and the former members of the politically charged Bora Survey Group are also being targeted. Could Professor Tenma, the man who created the Japanese boy robot Atom, hold the key to finding the killer and his motive? The latest developments in the investigation send shock waves throughout the world in this masterful work of science fiction and suspense" -- from publisher's...
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Description
"Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she's opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antigue Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime."--Container.
12084) Pluto 006
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2009
Description
"Pluto-- Sahad-- Goji-- Abullah-- Mysterious figures somehow involved with the serial murders of the great robots of the world. Europol's top robot detective Gesicht has been put on the case, and he's mere steps away from discovering the horrifying truth behind the killer and his motives-- Little does he realize that he's also steps away from discovering a horrifying truth of his own-- Masterfully crafted science fiction and suspense at its best!"...
12086) Case closed: Volume 1
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Attacked by a mobster and fed a chemical that turns him physically into a little boy, crime solving teenager Jimmy Kudo sets out to find his assailant and return to his normal size before his budding relationship with his crush, Rachel, fades into a memory.
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Pub. Date
2005.
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CSL - Black Authors
CSL - Identity, Social Justice, and EDI
CSL - Longer Book Club Reads
Description
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Description
"You've already met Keiichi Maebara and his mischievous friends in the Abducted by Demons Arc. But Oyashiro-sama's curse is poised to strike anew in Hinamizawa village. When Keiichi spots tomboy Mion working at a maid café, he can hardly believe his eyes! But it's not Mion after all-- it's her identical twin sister, Shion. Keiichi's never heard of this 'twin sister' before and suspects it's just another one of Mion's pranks. But through Shion, Keiichi...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as she married and started a family of her own. When...
12091) Heat wave
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Tough and sexy New York police detective Nikki Heat leads the investigation into the death of a New York real estate tycoon who plunged to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. She's hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York's Finest.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Mortal mishaps: Billy Blessing is the food anchor for the morning show and owner of a successful local bistro. After the mysterious death of one of the network execs, Billy's life takes a turn as she becomes the main suspect in the murder and is forced to investigate to clear her name.
Murder on the menu: When a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef, Billie Blessings is on the case again.
Murder in mind:...
12094) Crossword Mysteries
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Terminal Descent: When Tess prepares for a crossword challenge against a supercomputer, the engineer behind it is murdered, spurring her and Logan to seek answers before they become the next victims. Riddle Me Dead: Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"In The Louis Till File, John Edgar Wideman searches for Louis Till, a silent victim of American injustice. Wideman's personal interaction with the story began when he learned of Emmett's murder in 1955; Wideman was also fourteen years old. After reading decades later about Louis's execution, he couldn't escape the twin tragedies of father and son, and tells their stories together for the first time. Author of the award-winning Brothers and Keepers,...
12096) Homecoming
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
Eleven-year-old Joel Gustafsson and his father live in the isolated forests of northern Sweden. Luckily, Joel finds companionship in a mysterious Norwegian elkhound wandering the streets, and together they discover a whole different side of town.
12097) The Sandburg connection
Author
Series
Sam Blackman mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
"A simple assignment for private investigator Sam Blackman and his partner Nakayla Robertson: follow Professor Janice Wainwright, who's suing a surgeon for malpractice, and catch her in activities that undercut her claim. When Wainwright visits Connemara, Carl Sandburg's home in Flat Rock, N.C., and climbs the arduous trail to the top of Glassy Mountain, Sam believes he has the evidence needed to expose her, until he finds the woman semi-conscious...
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Series
Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Though Takemichi is convinced he's fixed the timeline by saving Draken, it turns out that Hinata's death in the future was only postponed... and this time he had to watch! His only recourse is to climb the ranks of Toman, and Mikey gives him an ultimatum: Bring Mikey's best friend Baji back from his new gang, Valhalla, the Headless Angel. But the schism between Baji and Toman is deeper than Takemichi could ever have known! Is Mikey's order even possible?"--Publisher...
Author
Series
Faith Fairchild mystery volume 24
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Full of delectable recipes, brooding atmosphere, and biting wit, this chilling New England whodunit finds Faith catering a party to prevent its host from being murdered.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"The 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly, awry. In 1901, Buffalo, New York, the eighth biggest city in America, wanted to launch the new century with the Pan American Exposition. It would showcase the Western hemisphere and bring millions of people to western New York. With Niagara Falls as a drawing card and with stunning colors and electric lights, promoters believed it would...